This antiquarian book contains a detailed guide to the methods and
equipment of livestock keeping, with information on the breeding,
rearing, and fattening of sheep. Complete with a detailed illustrations,
handy tables, and a wealth of useful and interesting information on
breeding sheep, this text constitutes a must-have for discerning
farmers, and makes for a great addition to collections of agricultural
literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Introductory and
Comparative View of the Different Breeds of British Sheep', 'On the
Breeding and Management of Sheep', 'Feeding on Pastures', 'The Folding
and Sheltering of Sheep', and 'The Shearing of Sheep'. We are proud to
republish this vintage text, now complete with a new and specially
commissioned introduction on sheep farming.